[Healeys] Healey custodian

[Rick Neville]

Put me in the camp of "anti-custodianism". I think us OWGs (old white guys) are a little blinded by our love for the cars of our youth. Ever go to a car museum? How much time do you spend staring at Model Ts and Model As? They just aren't that interesting and I think today's younger enthusiasts are going to be looking at the Datsun Zs, RX7s, Miatas, EVOs, etc that made up their great memories rather than being beguiled by Healeys. I hope my sons enjoy the Healeys because it reminds them of the old man, but I'd hate to pass on the obligation that they are like that old knight guarding the Holy Grail in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. As much as I admire the concours folks for their attention to detail and preserving their cars the way they wish to remember them, it irks me when people get down on those who modify their Healeys to please themselves. Frankly, most of us are going to be dead in 20-30 years and all but a very few people won't give a damn
 about our cars. Let the public stoning begin!

--- On Tue, 6/10/08, John Soderling <jsoderling at astound.net> wrote:
From: John Soderling <jsoderling at astound.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Healey custodian
To: Awgertoo at aol.com, healeys at autox.team.net
Date: Tuesday, June 10, 2008, 8:04 PM

Michael,
I can't share your sentiment as being the "current custodian." 
:-)   

Vrooom vrooom,
John
100-Six  "owner" of Erika the Red


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Awgertoo at aol.com>
To: <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 6:06 PM
Subject: [Healeys] Healey custodian


> One lister describes himself as the "current  custodian" of his
car, a
> sentiment I share.  I don't know where it  will wind up but at some
point 
> in
> the--preferably distant--future it will  hopefully give someone as much 
> pleasure and
> as many happy miles as it has  given me.
>
> I'm in a sentimental mood having just  decided along with my daughter
what
> song we should dance to at her  wedding coming up in October.  I suggested

> a
> song ("Here For You")  that is on Neil Young's "Prairie
Wind/Heart of 
> Gold" DVD,
> which well  expresses some of my feelings on her getting married. Sniff
> sniff....
>
> There's another song on the  album--"This Old Guitar".  Neil
is playing on 
> a
> guitar formerly owned  by Hank Williams and the lyrics might well be 
> applied
> to our  cars.  See below.
>
> Best--Michael Oritt
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